PokerRoom refuses Swedes and Costa Ricans

Urban · #1 10-19-2005, 08:13 PM

I just tried to sign up to PokerRoom and I couldn't. The signup page did not have Sweden as a choice and they had this note at the end of the page: "Residents of Costa Rica and Sweden are prohibited by law from playing PokerRoom.com's games for real money."
Anyone know which law they are talking about? I just checked one of their skins, HollywoodPoker, and they had nothing against us Swedes...

Peter666 · #2 10-19-2005, 09:30 PM

It's about time! Damn Swedes.

Dominic · #3 10-19-2005, 10:12 PM

they just don't want your kind to play in their room. It's about damn time someone did something about the Swede problem.

Il_Mostro · #4 10-20-2005, 02:48 AM

I tried signing up a couple years ago, and they responded with the "current legal situation" in Sweden made it unclear if swedes can legally play online poker.

Or some bs like that

TylerD · #5 10-20-2005, 04:50 AM

they're based in Sweden and its a legal issue surrounding that, that is the problem.

Peter666 · #6 10-21-2005, 12:24 PM

This thread would have been a lot funnier if all the non-Swedes began posting about the Swede problem like us. Alas, another comedic opportunity missed.

PugX · #7 10-22-2005, 05:18 AM

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they're based in Sweden and its a legal issue surrounding that, that is the problem.

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True. In Sweden there is a state owned company wih monopoly on different kinds of gambling 'Svenska Spel'. When PokerRoom is located in Sweden they dont want to mess with them.

/Pug

Tony.T · #8 10-22-2005, 07:21 PM

What U boys have against swedes? =)

Urban, det är eftersom sidan är svensk. Prova Betsson.com, samma sida annat skal. Lycka till!

Olof · #9 10-22-2005, 09:26 PM

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Urban, det är eftersom sidan är svensk. Prova Betsson.com, samma sida annat skal. Lycka till!

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Translation: 'Urban, ignore those fat, stupid Americans. They're just jealous of our great master race. [censored] them!'

Are you really going to take this?

2+2 wannabe · #10 10-23-2005, 04:38 AM

I'm Canadian - and Bodog doesn't let us play there....